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The Course We Steer Looking To Another Year

Posted on March 11, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

The swing of a compass in time with the easy motion of a well trimmed sailing craft is mesmerizing. The lubber line is a wandering, even elusive, target in rougher conditions.  The combined mediums of wind and water can present … Continue reading →

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Simply Messing About Anytime, Anywhere, It’s All Good

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

I’ve gotten used to not having much snow about. When you get it hanging around for a week or so it makes you nostalgic for Spring. I see the canoe on it’s saw horses with a blanket of white and … Continue reading →

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Death, Taxes and The Desire To Go To Sea

Posted on February 20, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

I often bridle at the seeming inevitability of things.  Why are “unavoidable” and “unwanted” synonymous?  It puts a negative spin on life.  One seeks some assurance of a life with rising prospects.  The company I work for frequently champions the … Continue reading →

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The Silent Boatyard At The End of The Year

Posted on January 10, 2011 by Chris Kleinfelter

Winter is the silent season.  Beaches are deserted, marinas grow quiet and cold weather puts a freeze on normal human hub-bub.  The Caribbean may be hopping this time of year but the Olympic Peninsula, where I live is not.  Around … Continue reading →

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Sailing Towards Sanity

Posted on December 26, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

Ralph Waldo Emerson, “…The wonder is always new that any sane man can be a sailor…” Call me insane. I can’t imagine not being a sailor. Maybe it’s a genetic thing. My Grandfather joined the Merchant Marine prior to WWII.  … Continue reading →

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Pointed At Both Ends, What A Concept!

Posted on December 22, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

I was just cruising the web looking at boats and having a moment of appreciation for double-enders.  This timeless hull form was not so much developed by the mind of man as simply assembled organically by the hands of natural … Continue reading →

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Singlehanded Sailing And The Tao Of Independance

Posted on December 8, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

Although I am often unaccompanied by other people on board I never sail alone as I count the boat and it’s most important parts to be equivalent.  Each sail is a crew member.  They are fantastic conversationalists, if you’re listening.  … Continue reading →

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Update On Seized Boat Sales

Posted on November 29, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

I wrote about the sale of boats seized by the Port of Port Angeles on October 21, 2010.  At the time I featured two boats.  Since that time the seizure notice has disappeared from the 20 foot sailboat and the … Continue reading →

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The Weather Outside is Frightful

Posted on November 23, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

As I sit here tonight there is about ten inches of snow on the ground outside.  Most of it hit the ground earlier today while I was at work.  The temperature is 25 degrees.  That is pretty low by Port … Continue reading →

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Musing on the Wind in the Heart of a Gale

Posted on November 16, 2010 by Chris Kleinfelter

As I sit here tonight it’s blowing half a gale outside.  It is the proverbial, “dark and stormy night.”  The sound of wind is like a time machine.  It takes me to places where the scent of salt air and … Continue reading →

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